There are 9 ways to get from Merter to Rize by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane SAW - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
6h 37m₺1,468–5,820Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus stationbus FlixBus KK5519B / ...
20h 7m₺950–2,000Bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Samandira Tesisbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rizebus
16h 25m₺1,487–1,957Drive 1,135.2 km
- Drive from Merter to Rizecar 1,135.2 km
14h 36m₺5,905–8,529Fly Istanbul to Trabzon Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Trabzon Airport (TZX)plane IST - TZX
- Take a shuttle bus from Trabzon Airport to Rize
6h 23m₺11,227–11,895Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane SAW - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus
7h 37m₺4,675–17,390Fly Istanbul to Rize–Artvin, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Rize–Artvin (RZV)plane IST - RZV
- Take the bus from Ardeşen to Rizebus
7h 23m₺11,223–23,384Fly Istanbul to Batumi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Batumi International Airport (BUS)plane IST - BUS
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Rizebus
8h 55m₺5,383–17,113Bus via İstanbul Dudullu
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Rizebus
20h 50m₺1,037–1,742
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Trabzon Airport (TZX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merter to Rize is to bus which costs 950 ₺ - 2.000 ₺ and takes 20h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Merter to Rize is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 23m and costs 11.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
The distance between Merter and Rize is 1019 km. The road distance is 1135.2 km.
The best way to get from Merter to Rize without a car is to bus via Istanbul Samandira Tesis which takes 16h 25m and costs 1.400 ₺ - 2.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Merter to Rize, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Merter to Rize is 1135 km. It takes approximately 14h 36m to drive from Merter to Rize.
There are 27+ hotels available in Rize.
What companies run services between Merter, Turkey and Rize, Turkey?
You can take a train from Merter to Rize via Esenler Otogar, Istanbul Otogari, and Istanbul Samandira Tesis in around 16h 25m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,100–11,700
Flights from Istanbul to Rize–Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–24,000
Flights from Istanbul to Batumi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–17,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–5,500
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–17,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Trabzon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–11,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–16,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Rize–Artvin via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–19,000
- Phone
- 444 0 487
- info@havas.net
- Website
- havas.net
Shuttle from Trabzon Airport to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺55–300
- Website
- https://havas.net/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺380–460
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺380–460
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,300
Bus from Batumi Central to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺450–550
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺450–550
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,400
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺35–45
- Schedules at
- obilet.com
- Phone
- +90 850 532 8888
- info@aliosmanulusoy.com
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺90–120
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ardeşen to Rize
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺230–330
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rize bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
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